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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 13-19, 2023

Posted on March 14, 2023 by Logan Scisco

Here is this week’s news quiz.  Good luck!

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Extemp Central News Quiz for the Week of March 14-20, 2022

Posted on March 16, 2022 by Logan Scisco

Here is this week’s Extemp Central news quiz.  Good luck!

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New Resource: The Extemper’s Bible

Posted on August 19, 2020 by Logan Scisco

During this pandemic, it’s been difficult for most extempers to keep up with the activity and find the resources they need to succeed. Accordingly, the Extemper’s Bible is trying to solve that problem. A diverse mix of high school and … Continue reading →

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R&D: The North Carolina “Bathroom Bill”

Posted on April 27, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Here is today’s premium R&D to accompany today’s premium topic brief on the North Carolina “Bathroom Bill.” Recent anti-LGBT laws are “wrong and should be overturned.” — President Obama https://t.co/DpzI1rwDcw — NYT National News (@NYTNational) April 26, 2016 North Carolina governor … Continue reading →

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The Flint Water Crisis

Posted on January 27, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] While Americans take clean drinking water for granted, the residents of Flint, Michigan currently lack such a luxury.  The failure of state and federal environmental officials has placed the city’s residents at risk for lead poisoning as a result … Continue reading →

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The Jakarta Terrorist Attack

Posted on January 20, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Although terrorism is not unknown in Indonesia, it had been seven years since the world’s largest Muslim nation was victimized by a large-scale terrorist attack.  On Thursday, terrorists reportedly aligned with the Islamic State fired upon a busy shopping … Continue reading →

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The Possible “Brexit”

Posted on January 13, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Since 2013, the European Union (EU) has been worried about the outcome of a referendum on Great Britain’s EU membership.  A member of the EU since 1973, Great Britain has often stood for a different set of ideas than … Continue reading →

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Rahm Emanuel Under Siege

Posted on January 6, 2016 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] 2015 was not a good year for Rahm Emanuel.  While in the first year of a second term as mayor of one of America’s largest cities, Emanuel continued to spark controversy with regards to his open combat with the … Continue reading →

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Burundi’s Unrest

Posted on December 30, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] When it comes to the African continent extempers are used to talking about topics such as South Africa’s economy, the continent’s amazing economic potential in the twenty-first century, Chinese interests in the region, Robert Mugabe’s continued misrule of Zimbabwe, … Continue reading →

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The Every Student Succeeds Act

Posted on December 16, 2015 by Logan Scisco

[fblike] Although growing partisanship has characterized Congress for the better part of the last two decades, there is still one area where members of both political parties find ways to work together and that is education reform.  Traditionally, bipartisan coalitions … Continue reading →

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